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Forget a New ID. Buzz, We Wanna Drive This Coyote-Swapped VW Type 2
Forget a New ID. Buzz, We Wanna Drive This Coyote-Swapped VW Type 2

6 Oct 2023, 14:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Congrats all around to John Henn and his amazing creation. Check out his interview down below if you want to learn more.

 
Nobody Needs This '76 Pontiac Grand Prix With a 400 V8, But We Sure Want It
Nobody Needs This '76 Pontiac Grand Prix With a 400 V8, But We Sure Want It

5 Oct 2023, 20:07 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Pontiac Grand Prix was a very different car than what it came to be in the later parts of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st.

 
Highly-Modified Ford Flathead V8 Sports Ultra-Rare Ardun Heads and Over 700 Horsepower
Highly-Modified Ford Flathead V8 Sports Ultra-Rare Ardun Heads and Over 700 Horsepower

3 Oct 2023, 16:11 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We're talking about dyno runs reaching 722 hp and 654 lb-ft of torque to play with with a 5,800 RPM limit. Whatever way you slice it, that's impressive.

 
This Austin Allegro Is a British Icon, Watch Its Rebirth on an Integra Type R Chassis
This Austin Allegro Is a British Icon, Watch Its Rebirth on an Integra Type R Chassis

2 Oct 2023, 15:09 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Say hello to Project Lucky Strike; it's a heavily modified early-70s Austin Allegro body with nearly all of its internals removed and replaced with an Integra.

 
Forget a New Grand Cherokee, This 392-Swapped Cherokee Is Twice as Awesome
Forget a New Grand Cherokee, This 392-Swapped Cherokee Is Twice as Awesome

30 Sep 2023, 16:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The 392-cubic inch (6.4-liter) Chrysler HEMI V8 crate engine that Vigilante 4x4 replaced this Cherokee's original motor with is everything the old one isn't

 
Frontline Cars’ Rover V8-Swapped MGB is a British Sports Car Done Right
Frontline Cars’ Rover V8-Swapped MGB is a British Sports Car Done Right

26 Sep 2023, 20:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Extra added-on goodies include a lightweight balanced crankshaft, forged pistons, custom exhaust and intake manifolds make for a motor capable of 375 hp.

 
This 43-Year Old Prototype EV Has a Hair Dryer for a Defroster, It’s for Sale
This 43-Year Old Prototype EV Has a Hair Dryer for a Defroster, It’s for Sale

25 Sep 2023, 20:21 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Of course, what Aging Wheels reviewed years ago was the Electrek Uncar's panel van configuration. This time, it's one of 13 2+2s ever made.

 
This 2JZ-Swapped Lada Riva is Japanese Precision Wrapped in a Funny Soviet Suit
This 2JZ-Swapped Lada Riva is Japanese Precision Wrapped in a Funny Soviet Suit

25 Sep 2023, 16:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Safe to say, the three-liter Toyota 2JZ-GTE straight six under the hood of this restomod Lada blows anything it could have had stock out of the water.

 
This Red White and Blue AMC Rebel Machine is an Apple Pie on Four Wheels
This Red White and Blue AMC Rebel Machine is an Apple Pie on Four Wheels

24 Sep 2023, 18:23 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Made for a single model year in 1970, the red, white, and blue paint and decal scheme associated with this special edition AMC Rebel was as subtle as a brick.

 
This Cummins 6BT-Swapped Malibu Wagon Rolls Coal in Malaise Era Cosplay
This Cummins 6BT-Swapped Malibu Wagon Rolls Coal in Malaise Era Cosplay

23 Sep 2023, 17:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After a little DIY, this Cummins 6BT is sporting its fair share of aftermarket goodies like 100 hp injectors, 4K Governor springs, and 60-lb valve springs.

 
This Man Welded Two Yugos Into a True Communist Limo, Results Are for Sale
This Man Welded Two Yugos Into a True Communist Limo, Results Are for Sale

23 Sep 2023, 06:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / An asking price for this Yugoslav stretch limo with different colors of painted flames on each side of just $4,000 seems reasonable enough

 
Tired of Coyote-Swapped Mustangs? This '71 Mercury Cougar Eliminator Cures What Ails You
Tired of Coyote-Swapped Mustangs? This '71 Mercury Cougar Eliminator Cures What Ails You

22 Sep 2023, 21:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This restomod Mercury was done up thanks to the No Reserve Classics shop based out of Green Brook in central New Jersey.

 
Mike Smoker's Viper-Swapped Plymouth Road Runner Isn't Concerned With Rising Gas Prices
Mike Smoker's Viper-Swapped Plymouth Road Runner Isn't Concerned With Rising Gas Prices

18 Sep 2023, 20:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Congrats to Mike and his team for building what might just be the most amazing Road Runner build we've seen in a very long time.

 
Meet Lochness, the Cleanest Coyote-Swapped Fox Body Mustang We've Seen in Ages
Meet Lochness, the Cleanest Coyote-Swapped Fox Body Mustang We've Seen in Ages

17 Sep 2023, 19:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This particularly clean-looking restomod comes to us from the amazing team of Streetcar Shenanigans shop out of Antioch, Illinois.

 
This LS2-Swapped 1939 Buick Special Prays at the Altar of Monocles and 93 Octane
This LS2-Swapped 1939 Buick Special Prays at the Altar of Monocles and 93 Octane

15 Sep 2023, 21:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The second generation Series 40 Buick Special, made before the war, after the war, and even during the war in limited numbers for U.S. Military personnel.

 
This Duratec-Swapped Metro 6R4 Replica Is Probably Faster Than the Original
This Duratec-Swapped Metro 6R4 Replica Is Probably Faster Than the Original

8 Sep 2023, 20:21 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Indeed, what appears to be another Metro 6R4 sitting before us is merely a very convincing, custom-fabricated replica forged in its image.

 
Convair ConVairCar: The Adorable Flying Car From the Team That Gave Us the B-36 Peacemaker
Convair ConVairCar: The Adorable Flying Car From the Team That Gave Us the B-36 Peacemaker

7 Sep 2023, 20:49 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of the Convair Model 118, the flying car prototype that almost made sense in the late 1940s. Safe to say, it didn't quite make the cut.

 
This Guy's 1981 DeLorean Sports the Beating Heart of a Modern Chevy Truck
This Guy's 1981 DeLorean Sports the Beating Heart of a Modern Chevy Truck

5 Sep 2023, 21:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After Larry got a hold of this particular 1981 DMC-12, he had plans to remedy the situation without the need for a big, heavy, thumping-great V8.

 
Roadster Shop's Coyote-Swapped '55 Ford F-100 Makes Modern Trucks Look Feeble
Roadster Shop's Coyote-Swapped '55 Ford F-100 Makes Modern Trucks Look Feeble

3 Sep 2023, 19:04 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you're not familiar with the Roadster Shop team, you might still recognize the early 70s Plymouth Cuda they helped build for Joe Rogan.

 
ECD Automotive's LT1-Swapped E-Type Combines 70's English Charm With Modern American Grunt
ECD Automotive's LT1-Swapped E-Type Combines 70's English Charm With Modern American Grunt

28 Aug 2023, 00:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If dedication to the reference material with that added modern flair is what you're after, we can't think of a better place to find it than right here.